Baseline

NBA · All time: Edge

Playoffs (any round)

Season window

pp means percentage points: the difference between two rates. For example, 40% versus 62% is −22 percentage points. A minus means the rate was lower than the baseline; a plus means it was higher.

All time: 2023-24 to 2026-27 (4 seasons); 2026-27 in progress, through 2026-11-11.

Edge

A situational effect that holds up. Games averaged 214.9 combined points, vs 229.0. A scoring average, not an over/under record.

In the spot
214.9
Baseline
229.0
Sample
247 games
Adjusted
not needed at game level

See all 247 games behind this →Every one listed with its result, Hit or Miss

Avg combined points: the rate in the spot with its 95% interval, against the baseline.
baseline 229.0214.9 in the spot

Edge 1 measure

Holds after accounting for team or player quality.

MeasureIn spotBaselineDiff.nWhat it means
Avg combined pointsSee the games for Avg combined points →214.9229.0−14.1247Games averaged 214.9 combined points, vs 229.0. A scoring average, not an over/under record.

Explained by quality 8 measures

A raw gap exists, but it goes away once team or player quality is accounted for. Not a psychology edge.

MeasureIn spotBaselineDiff.nWhat it means
Player 30+ pts+reb+astSee the games for Player 30+ pts+reb+ast →29.1%26.2%+2.9 pp3,032Players reached 30+ pts+reb+ast in 29.1% of games, vs 26.2%. The gap goes away once quality is accounted for (−3.8 pp vs each player’s own norm).
Player 15+ ptsSee the games for Player 15+ pts →47.8%45.1%+2.7 pp3,032Players reached 15+ pts in 47.8% of games, vs 45.1%. The gap goes away once quality is accounted for (−3.5 pp vs each player’s own norm).
Player 20+ ptsSee the games for Player 20+ pts →28.6%25.6%+3.0 pp3,032Players reached 20+ pts in 28.6% of games, vs 25.6%. The gap goes away once quality is accounted for (−2.8 pp vs each player’s own norm).
Player 25+ ptsSee the games for Player 25+ pts →14.8%13.0%+1.8 pp3,032Players reached 25+ pts in 14.8% of games, vs 13.0%. The gap goes away once quality is accounted for (−2.5 pp vs each player’s own norm).
Player 40+ pts+reb+astSee the games for Player 40+ pts+reb+ast →11.4%8.8%+2.6 pp3,032Players reached 40+ pts+reb+ast in 11.4% of games, vs 8.8%. The gap goes away once quality is accounted for (−1.2 pp vs each player’s own norm).
Player 10+ rebSee the games for Player 10+ reb →13.4%12.1%+1.3 pp3,032Players reached 10+ reb in 13.4% of games, vs 12.1%. The gap goes away once quality is accounted for (−1.0 pp vs each player’s own norm).
Player 8+ rebSee the games for Player 8+ reb →25.8%22.0%+3.7 pp3,032Players reached 8+ reb in 25.8% of games, vs 22.0%. The gap goes away once quality is accounted for (+0.4 pp vs each player’s own norm).
Player avg ptsSee the games for Player avg pts →15.314.8+0.53,032Players averaged 15.3 pts, vs 14.8. The gap goes away once quality is accounted for (−0.8 vs each player’s own norm).

Myth checked 6 measures

No clear difference from the baseline.

MeasureIn spotBaselineDiff.nWhat it means
Player 5+ astSee the games for Player 5+ ast →27.7%27.8%−0.1 pp3,032Players reached 5+ ast in 27.7% of games, vs 27.8%. Not a clear difference.
Player 8+ astSee the games for Player 8+ ast →8.1%8.7%−0.7 pp3,032Players reached 8+ ast in 8.1% of games, vs 8.7%. Not a clear difference.
Player 3+ threesSee the games for Player 3+ threes →25.8%26.6%−0.9 pp3,032Players reached 3+ threes in 25.8% of games, vs 26.6%. Not a clear difference.
Player 2+ threesSee the games for Player 2+ threes →46.9%46.8%+0.1 pp3,032Players reached 2+ threes in 46.9% of games, vs 46.8%. Not a clear difference.
Home win rateSee the games for Home win rate →57.1%54.5%+2.5 pp247Home teams won 57.1%, vs 54.5%. Not a clear difference.
Overtime rateSee the games for Overtime rate →4.9%4.7%+0.2 pp2474.9% of games went to overtime, vs 4.7%. Not a clear difference.

The games every game behind these numbers

Every game that counts toward the rates above, newest first. Hit (green) means the thing being measured happened in that game; Miss (red) means it didn’t. Averages (points, margin, totals) show the actual number with no color. Player and team-scoring lists can also be colored by a second method, picked with the “Hit or miss means” switch: did they go over their own season average entering that game (earlier games that season only, at least 3 of them; not a Vegas line). Click any game for the full breakdown. The list follows the season window above and adds up exactly to the published numbers.

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Definitions

The spot
Cached ESPN season.type = 3 (NFL/NBA) or NHL gameType = 3. Every NFL playoff game is an elimination game
Baseline
Regular-season games of the same stored seasons
All-time seasons
2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, through 2026-11-11
Sample rule
game/team grain: 200+ distinct games; league-wide player grain: 100+ player-games from 30+ games; player-specific: 30+ games; plays: 200+; and BH q<=0.1 for "published". The same rule applies inside every season window.
pp
Percentage points: the difference between two rates. For example, 40% versus 62% is −22 percentage points. A minus means the rate was lower than the baseline; a plus means it was higher. This is a description of the rates, not a betting instruction.

“X+” means the value reached X or more, so a push can’t happen. Intervals are the wider of a 95% Wilson interval and a game-clustered interval. Shorter windows are recomputed from the games in those seasons, never scaled from the all-time rate. See the methodology.